''Delphinium patens'' is a species of
larkspur known by the common names zigzag larkspur and spreading larkspur. It is a wildflower limited mainly to
California. Though not yet confirmed there, it is expected in
Baja California.
[''Delphinium patens'' ssp. ''hepaticoideum''.]
Flora of North America. Plants grow typically 20 to 50 centimeters tall and bear up to 36 flowers each. The stems are mostly hairless, have reddish bases, and bears leaves on the lower half. Each leaf is divided into 3 to 9 lobes. The flower has dark blue
sepals, the latter ones reflexed. The spur at the back of the flower is 4 to 8 millimeters long. The cleft at the center of the flower has white or yellowish scattered hairs. The elongated fruit is one or two centimeters long and contains pitted seeds.
[(1997) Flora of North America Vol 3, Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford University Press, pp 238. .]
There are three subspecies:
* ''Delphinium patens'' subsp. ''hepaticoideum''
* ''Delphinium patens'' subsp. ''montanum''
* ''Delphinium patens'' subsp. ''patens''
''Delphinium patens''
hybridizes freely with a few other species in ''Delphinium'' section ''Grumosa'' in the wild.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentPhotos
patens
A paten or diskos is a small plate, used during the Mass. It is generally used during the liturgy itself, while the reserved sacrament are stored in the tabernacle in a ciborium.
Western usage
In many Western liturgical denominations, the p ...
Flora of California
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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